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TALISMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
Synonyms:
amulet; talisman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("talisman" is a kind of...):
charm; good luck charm (something believed to bring good luck)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "talisman"):
greegree; gres-gris; grigri (an African amulet)
Derivation:
talismanic (possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power)
